The concentration of several perfluoroalkyl acids in serum appears to be reduced by dietary fiber
Environment International, 2021 Fiber-rich food intake has been associated with lower serum concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in some studies and dietary fiber was related to lower serum PFAS in a recent study.
Michael W. Dzierlenga +2 more
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Examination of "Early Mortality Exclusion" as an Approach to Control for Confounding by Occult Disease in Epidemiologic Studies of Mortality Risk Factors [PDF]
American Journal of Epidemiology, 1997 Methods for the estimation of the effects of chronic disease risk factors on mortality continue to be an area that generates confusion and controversy. In response to the frequently observed U- or J-shaped relations between risk factors and mortality, some authors suggest that subjects dying during the first k years of follow-up (where k is some ...
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How authors select covariates in the multivariate analysis of cancer studies in 10 oncology journals in Korea: a descriptive study [PDF]
Science EditingPurpose Cancer is the leading cause of death in Korea, leading many investigators to focus on cancer research. We present the current practice of variable selection methods for multivariate analyses in cancer studies recently published in major oncology ...
Mi Ah Han +6 more
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Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022 BackgroundThe association between grip strength and depression in elderly individuals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has rarely been studied.
Jinbao Wang +9 more
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The role of confounding factors in a radon epidemiological study
Radiatsionnaya Gygiena = Radiation Hygiene, 2017 Objective: A simulation of a large-scale epidemiological case-control study to identify the relationship between exposure to radon and lung cancer in the presence of factors that distort the results of the assessment of exposure to radon in homes.
A. D. Onishchenko, M. V. Zhukovsky
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Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beverages, and fruit juice and incidence of type 2 diabetes: systematic review, meta-analysis, and estimation of population attributable fraction. [PDF]
, 2015 OBJECTIVES: To examine the prospective associations between consumption of sugar sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beverages, and fruit juice with type 2 diabetes before and after adjustment for adiposity, and to estimate the population ...
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Gut and airway microbiota dysbiosis and their role in COVID-19 and long-COVID
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in human health and disease. Gut dysbiosis is known to be associated with increased susceptibility to respiratory diseases and modifications in the immune response and homeostasis of the lungs (the so-called gut ...
Giuseppe Ancona +14 more
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Adjusting for Confounding by Neighborhood Using a Proportional Odds Model and Complex Survey Data [PDF]
, 2011 In social epidemiology, an individual\u27s neighborhood is considered to be an important determinant of health behaviors, mediators, and outcomes. Consequently, when investigating health disparities, researchers may wish to adjust for confounding by ...
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BMJ Open, 2023 Objective On 20 July 2021, after the outbreak of COVID-19 at Nanjing Lukou International Airport, several universities started closed management and online teaching.
Wei Wang +7 more
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Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2022 Introduction: Prevalence of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in the Philippines has been estimated to be
Raymond L. Rosales +7 more
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